Spirit of the Century

Blind Boys of Alabama - Spirit of the Century

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Artist: Blind Boys of Alabama
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2001-04-24
Music Label: Real World
Soundtracks:

Jesus Gonna Be Here
No More
Run on for a Long Time
Good Religion
Give a Man a Home
Amazing Grace
Soldier
Nobody's Fault But Mine
Way Down in the Hole
Motherless Child
Just Wanna See His Face
Last Time

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Music Review: Blind Boys of Alabama CD
Rating: 5 Stars

Phenomenal!!!! This band's version of "Amazing Grace", sung to the music from "House of the Rising Sun" makes for a listening experience like no other! I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys bluesy - gospel music at it's best!

Description of Spirit of the Century

Long known as the Five Blind Boys of Alabama, this venerable gospel institution has seen its ranks fluctuate in recent years. Rarely, however, have the soul-stirring harmonies of the group, recording here as a quartet, benefited from such stellar support. Producer John Chelew (best known for John Hiatt's breakthrough Bring the Family) has enlisted guitarists David Lindley and John Hammond, bassist Danny Thompson, drummer Michael Jerome, and harmonica ace Charlie Musselwhite for a set that celebrates the bluesy underpinnings of gospel.

The selection of material mixes the traditional spirituals the group has been performing for more than a half century ("Nobody's Fault but Mine," "Motherless Child") with soulful readings from the more contemporary songbooks of Tom Waits, the Rolling Stones, and Ben Harper. Harper's "Give a Man a Home" receives a majestic vocal from Clarence Fountain, while the album's most audacious cut pairs the lyrics to "Amazing Grace" with the melody from "House of the Rising Sun." --Don McLeese

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